Exams are approaching at Thornhill and it's not just the students that are feeling the pressure. From highly experienced deputy head Mr. Steer to newly qualified teachers, everyone is feeling the demands of the school's ever increasing targets.
Mr. Steer is in charge of the school's attainment and, as a rapidly improving academy, must ensure that results are the very best they can be. He is also a star maths teacher and this year has a particularly tough challenge as he takes on a group of girls more interested in hair, make-up and parties than algebra and trigonometry. Despite their current U grades, he's determined to get them that crucial C in maths that will ensure them places in college.
Meanwhile, new teacher Miss Stephens is tasked with getting Sheridan through her geography GCSE, but engaging Sheridan in an academic debate around the European Union is not easy.
As the clock ticks down to the all-important exams, Mr. Steer pushes himself to the limit...
